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"Harry's Law" is a crime against good television

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Nothing makes any sense in "Harry's Law," the new David E. Kelley legal drama that debuted to respectable numbers on NBC Monday.

GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares rise on Wall St gains, euro edges up

SINGAPORE, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, taking a cue from Wall Street gains and on hopes for more robust U.S. earnings, while the euro edged back towards a one-month high hit the previous day.

Thomson Reuters survey: US MDs fear healthcare reform

* Survey shows doctors expect to work harder, earn less

Analysis: Goldman's Facebook retreat reflects new normal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's decision to scale back a heavily publicized sale of shares in social network site Facebook shows how the bank risks losing its edge as financial regulation intensifies.

Deals, Facebook, Technology, 9:09pm EST

Google investors to look beyond search

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A strong holiday shopping season will help Google Inc beat Wall Street's quarterly targets again, but investors may need more convincing to buy into the Internet giant's longer-term future.

Apple's bright view outshines Jobs' plight

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc landed blockbuster results and a strong outlook on dazzling sales of the iPhone and iPad, reassuring investors that visionary CEO Steve Jobs' medical leave will have no impact on growth. | Video

NBC benches new "Law & Order," "Marriage Ref"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC said on Tuesday it has indefinitely delayed the return of "Law & Order: Los Angeles" and the reality series "The Marriage Ref," giving a sense of deja-vu to the high-powered creators of the rookie shows.

Television, 8:25pm EST

NBC benches new 'Law & Order,' 'Marriage Ref'

LOS ANGELES, Jan 18 (Reuters) - NBC said on Tuesday it has indefinitely delayed the return of "Law & Order: Los Angeles" and the reality series "The Marriage Ref," giving a sense of deja-vu to the high-powered creators of the rookie shows.

UPDATE 3-Western Digital Q2 beats Street; sees inventory drag

* Shares up 5 percent (Adds analyst and conference call comments)

UPDATE 9-Apple's bright view outshines Jobs' plight

* iPads drive quarter; Verizon iPhone to look forward to

Super Bowl ads: What’s $600 million between friends?

It's almost time again for the Super Bowl, which means this is when all the talk starts about those famous, and famously expensive, commercials. Just how expensive? Kantar Media came out with a study today that shows Anheuser-Busch InBev, Pepsi, Walt Disney, General Motors, Coca-Cola have combined to spend nearly $600 million on Super Bowl ads over the last 10 years. For those of you bad with numbers, that's more than half-a-billion dollars. Keep in mind, General Motors wasn't even part of the game for 2009 or 2010.